Friday, December 23, 2005

I like movies which end on a sad note . They somehow seem to be more realistic and convincing . Agreed that people come to watch a movie to have a nice time . Its a break that they want from their mundane and not so fair ,reality . It takes them away from their own lives and into one of joy and happiness . But somehow , sad ends move you in a strange way . Could you please suggest some good ones ?

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

As the tones of the piano waft through the air , I am transported to a magical world where nothing and everything co-exist in perfect harmony . I close my eyes and am happy to have the privilege of listening to a beautiful concert right here in my room , lying on my bed . Its raining outside ... well since my present self resides in Chennai , it would be new if I said that it wasn't raining . But that apart, I was able to experience this classical pleasure thanks to Internet Radio on the Apple i-tunes player.I am majorly impressed by what they have offered to date and the good thing is that it is legitimate and freeeee . Check it out !

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Sometimes , I think life is like a double exponential distribution . It becoms steeper and steeper as you try to reach the top and there isplace there only for the best . Also , in case you slip after reaching the top , the fall could take you to the bottom . so the only way to get to the top and stay there is to keep working and never give up in the face of obstacles. For all you now , facing an obstacle may actually be a boon in disguise , since surmounting it would give you enormous self confidence .

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

One of the classic games I love and play to this day - Snake as it is known now or Nibbles as it was known earlier . I remember playing that game on my cousin cister's 486 . Wow sweet memories ... that was like the stone age . And look at how games have evolved over the ages. Now we could actually build our own world on a computer . But thinking about it , I sometimes wonder whether people have taken it a bit too far . I will elaborate on my next post . Till then, enjoy my favourite version of Snake available on the web.

Friday, December 09, 2005

I cant help it ... The movie is just so damn good ... i am unable to take it off my mind . I see certain scenes still twice or thrice a day . I am going mad . Quentin Help me !

Tired of being underappreciated and manipulated by powerful "others," you fight back. Though possesssing a cold, violent outside, you have a soft, sentimental inside. You love your partner, you cherish family heirlooms, and you want nothing more than to be geniunely happy -- but you don't mind having to kill a couple of nimrods who happen to clutter your path.

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Two sofas , set at diametrically opposite positions , olive green in colour and tastefully designed . Bright tubelights hidden from your view throw a soft bright white light all round the place . Then there are small tables with four chairs each , two on one side and two on the other . The cushions on the chair are of the same colour as that of the sofa and the table top is just a shade or two lighter. No my friends ... I am not describing the setting in a posh retaurant . This is how the interior of the Reference Section of The Central Library here looks like.

I shamefully admit that this semester , I have been to the Library only thrice and that too to renew the books that I had taken in the beginning . I had no idea that they had done so much .

The best part is that they have everything from Analog Electronics to George Bernard Shaw .And then there is this small shop just outside where we could have a cup of coffee or a piece of cake. It is sad indeed that so much is being given to me and I under-utilize it so badly .I am definitely going to spend atleast one hour of every day these holidays in the Library while I am here.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

20 . I am on a drug. And it is called Philosophy . As much as i try to lead the simple life of a normal human being , something keeps asking those questions and keeps prodding around in my mind .

19. I have a lot many friends but very very few know much about me . This was my choice and I like to keep it that way . It is like people will know if you ask for Harish but not much if you ask about him .

18. I love change and change drives me . Any kind of monotony depresses me and i start searching for change. It is because of this very reason that people who try to get to know me think that i contradict myself . I am not contradicting myself . I am changing .

17. I believe that beauty and music are two very important parts of our lives . If given a choice as in ,if my basic necessities ( which are actually not so basic ) are assured , I'd be an artist or a musician . I play the Keyboard and am trying to hard to improve my music

16. I am confident that someday GOD and Science will converge and that day will be the LIBERATION of all. I am of the opinion that every single person and every single object , animate or inanimate , are connected in some way .

15. I love my parents and my sweetest sis . Family is always top priority in my list . I believe that respecting family and making your parents proud and happy , and also assuring them that they have done a good thing by bringing you in to this world is your first and foremost duty .

14. I will never smoke because a rational man would not knowingly destroy his precious irreplaceable organs . I will never drink because I am trying damn hard to control my mind. I would not dare to let it loose. I fear its power .

13. I would like to be a lean mean working machine which does its job to perfection , but exactly because of my inability to control my mind , I am now slightly overweight and more or less lazy.I love good food.

12. I require inspiration to work without which i just perform in a rather mediocre manner(which is exactly what is happening now) . I have put A s in the courses in which the professors are likeable and nice and take interest in interacting with the students.

11 . I am a meloncholy mood lover . I love to be meloncholy and to gaze at the moon and the stars and the open sky. A true romantic at heart , if i ever find my woman ( i doubt if i will sometimes) , I will take her on a Gondola someday and sing to her .I will take her to the top of a mountain by the sea and share the silence and the sound of the ocean.

10. I love candlelight and believe that it casts some kind of magic spell . If i ever propose to a woman , it will be in candlelight .

09. I love to take myself away from reality into some fantasy world . I love movies which help me do that. I love books which do that even more 'cos it puts me in the director's seat.I hate it if i am disturbed while watching a movie or reading a book. I have gone alone to the Theatre many times.

08. I believe that eyes and feel hold the secret of a person's character. I look into the mirror and into my eyes and talk to myself sometimes to see how i react , how my eyes change .

07. I am NOT a good conversationalist and am pretty bad at maintaining conversations. The mundane just bores you after sometime . But if you are skillful enough to guide me into something i would like to talk to you about , you would just about be able to bear me .

06. I come across to most as a sincere , good and nice boy . Some people have complained that i am nice to a point of irritation . I cannot be mean to people even if they are mean to me and believe that most people in this world are good people .

05. I lack the will power to finish something i start off and this has hurt me more than anything else . I need external prompting or some tempting visible award to keep at something . I could be very unreliable in this respect .

04. I love playing chess and other games on the computer . Again for the reason that it takes you away from this world . Sometimes I am not too comfortable with who I am but usually return to normalcy soon .

03. I believe any person could be anything he wants to be if he has the conviction , the brains and proper guidance . I also believe that you should NOT live off your parents as it shows a reluctance to earn your own bread . There is no free lunch in this world . Atleast i think that there shouldnt be .

02. I believe in morals and living a right life . You will NOT find me cutting queues or bribing or copying in exams. I believe that purity is one of the goals of your life . I sometimes tend to get very lonely and isolate myself from people .

01. ----------------------------------------- // Interpret in your own way :)

PS:a) If you've read all that I've written above , then I'd immediately tell you that YOU are a very patient person . You musta realised that I am not a fun person to be with , in the conventional sense .b) My sis tells me that the kind of girl I want dont even exist anymore , so i did not bother to put that in .c) I really dig long and beautiful hair .

' Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair ' - Kahlil Gibran

Saturday, December 03, 2005

You have a rather calm soul, but when temptedwill get pissed off at those who bug you. Youdo whatever you can in your powers to helpthose of your allies and have a okay taste forhuman kind, but you find them rather annoyingon occasions.

Quote:If you wait for meThen I'll come for you. Although I've travelledfar, I always hold a place for youIn my heart. If you think of me, If you miss meonce in a while, Then I'll return to you. I'llreturn and fill that space in your heart.

I like to be in control of myself. I dislike crowds, especially crowds containing people trying to kill me. Even though I always win, I prefer to avoid fights if possible. What Video Game Character Are You?

Ok Junta ... I just like taking these tests ... Its kinda fun ... but i wont push it too far . :)

Two people in love , talkin to each other over coffee about a robbery pull ou their guns and rob the coffee shop .That's how this classic QUENTIN TARANTINO movie starts off . Its got a typical 'tarantinoish' soundtrack and for Tarantino fans such as myself this movie is as great as all his others . A propah gangsta movie with propah fundaes .There are these beautiful touches of style and pizzazz , this cool guy , this sexy babe( UmaThurman - My all time favourite after Meg Ryan ) all fit into this classic masterpiece . Then comes John Travolta oozing charm and confidence but the best performance by far was by Samuel Jackson . While watching the movie i was like kinda wondering , whats he going to say in the end ? Well my question was answered and answered with such elan and sophistication that i was in a WoW !! state for a long time after .

Some parts of the movie i loved :

MIA : Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable?VINCENT : I don't know.MIA : That's when you know you found somebody special. When you can just shut the f*** up for a minute, and comfortably share silence.

// Makes sense ... Wonder why people dont value silence anymore.

VINCENT : If you'll excuse me, I gotta go home and have a heart attack.

// One of the best delivered statements of the movie .. home cooked and delivered John Travolta style .

ESMARELDA : What does it feel like? Killing a man. Beating another man to death with your bare hands. // Wonder what it would feel like

JULES( Samuel L Jackson ) :

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

// Open to interpretation . High point of the movie.I am going to remember this .

Sunday, November 20, 2005

This song by GARBAGE is so nice to listen to .... All Bond movie theme songs have this oozy sexy flowy feel which gets you addicted to them . And you may ask .... Why Harish Why ? Why are you listening to songs .. well thats ok ... but why are you blogging about it when your exams ( which decide your grades ( which determine what you do with your life) ) are coming up in 4 days ? Well , for this i have no answer but to sing along ' People like us know how to survive ... There is no point in living if you cant feel the life ...... ' makes no sense ? Doesnt to me too ... but i know that mebbe if i think a bit , i can figure it out .... ' I feel sick , I feel scared , I feel ready AND yet unprepared '

I LOVE THIS SONG ... I have listened to it some 15 times today again and again and again

' And if you’re strong enough ... Together we can take the world apart, my love'

Friday, November 04, 2005

Dear few who care to visit my blog ...... I would like you not to waste your time coming over here for atleast a month or so as i am going to have to stay in the real world and fight to survive . I shallactually start blogging regularly after this period of time ... which shall be called the ' TRYANDPASSEXAMOIC ERA ' , after the end of which I shall spread word .

I was randomly browsing through some sites trying to find inspiration after a rather dull performance in my Quizzes while i came across this quote by supermodel Christy Turlington .What if you could meet yourself ? What would you ask and what would you say ?Its really creepy , I must say ... like this person who knows as much about yourself as you do ...Would we ever let anybody come that close ? Know everything ? Lots of questions raised ... Most of them unanswered .......

Monday, October 10, 2005

A few professors in the Electrical Engineering department, where I study, use this phrase pretty often . I never gave it much thought until recently . It is a very simple statement and the meaning is pretty obvious. ' There is no free lunch in this world ' ... everything is give and take . You know eventually i believe as far as luck goes it pretty much evens out .. statistically speaking - I believe fate just shuffles the same deck of cards before handing them out to every person . Where you reach in life , will and should then be your work. Dont just sit on your fat bottom ... Move it and go to work !!!

Th problem with most of us ( meaning us lazy people ) is that we think too much . We think , get tired and sleep . But the fact remains that all that thinking and sleeping, especially in the most valuable period of your life ,isnt going to get you anywhere. Just seeing the way is not the answer.. walking it is the most important thing.

I did not intend this to be a preaching session , but i just wanted to tell these things to myself to get back to work ... yawn sigh sigh ....

Monday, October 03, 2005

As as intro , I am Harish , presently studying Electrical Engineering in IIT Madras . As the blog suggests , i am just going to ramble away... Here goes I always wonder a lot . I wonder about a lots of stuff and sometimes i wonder why i wonder at all . This book I have been reading , ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand answered many questions and raised even more . It made me happy ... it got me depressed . That is a classic quality of a great book.It must be able to penetrate into you and play with your emotions. Ayn Rand's fundamentals on money hit me as being specifically brilliant . I actually searched the net to find out about intelligent women ( just as a fancy ) and repeatedly Ayn Rand's name turned up . Such thinking and such conviction of thought , i have not experienced before

. Before I get too boring , let me say ciao . I hope to write atleast once a week on some topic that my mind cooks up . Do keep visiting :) .